.... meet two old friends, gentle rubberneckers....... we first met in September of 1991 when the Aleutian SAR team (Adak) was handed a REI catalog and told to "gear up"..... each of us members were allowed to spend 500 bucks for personal equipment, and one of the goodies that I chose was a pair of genuine Danner Ft. Lewis boots.....
... I still find it hard to believe that they're nearly twenty years old.... good grief, the time does fly, doesn't she?....... never re-soled, they must have been shined and/or treated with Sno Seal at least 500 times over the years.... and they are still just as warm, comfortable, and waterproof as they were the day that I first slipped them on my footsies and tromped off into the slushy tundra with them....
... I took them out of the closet today, brushed off the dust left on them from when Elisson and I camped during the winter, and doused them heavily with Red Wing Shoe's Waterproofing & Conditioning Liquid before buffing them up....
... sure, they droop a little from the 5,000 miles or more that I've worn them, but they are still truly as good as new......
.... and you know, I think the droop gives them a bit of character.... kinda like Kirk Douglas' dimpled chin... or the comfortable, self-assured slouch of Lee Marvin when he had his game on and a twinkle in his eye........
.... then again, when you spend big money on great equipment and maintain it properly?..... well, it'll usually more than pay for itself in the long run...... Danner boots, folks.... best 200 bucks that I ever spent......
I am SPARTACUS!....heh.
Bullshitted by Andy on July 2, 2010 11:10 PMSo are you saying that it is good to spend more money on a pair of shoes that will last you longer...I like the way you think!
Bullshitted by Lou on July 3, 2010 09:26 AMYes indeed, Danner boots were a smart choice. I had a pair of the Mountaineers that I bought in 1972 that would still be usable if I weren't so fat and lazy -- they no longer fit this old phart. The price of hedonism (and, I suppose, onanism). But they were (and are) damned fine boots, Sir.
Bullshitted by wil on July 3, 2010 11:46 AMI have a pair of Danners...have for a long time.
Same holds true for knives and guns, of course you know that.
Nothing beats great footwear that is comfortable. And with shoes it so often follows that you get what you pay for.
Bullshitted by Teresa on July 3, 2010 02:47 PMBetween these and your Trasks, your feet are certainly well outfitted. Or "outfooted," anyway.
Those Danners are beauties, indeed... I've seen 'em in action.
Bullshitted by Elisson on July 3, 2010 05:43 PMI agree on paying money for good shoes. Back in the day when I had to wear wing tips and suits, I bought a pair of Church's wing tips. Cost twice as much as I had been paying for Florsheims and that was on sale. The Florsheims would last about 6 months. The Church's lasted for 5 years before the first resole and then another 5 years before the next. They were stolen out of my car when it was broken into one time or I would still have them. And they were comfortable. A cheap pair of shoes will ruin your feet faster than just about anything you can think of. Just not worth it.
Bullshitted by dick on July 3, 2010 06:55 PMI'm all downtown with Dick, if you can't be comfortable mobile, you are not at your best. It ain't about the bucks.
Bullshitted by Yabu on July 4, 2010 09:06 AM